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friend. In spite of the added discomfort, the dwarf’s long, pointed, often-broken nose and gray-streaked though still-fiery red beard came as a welcome sight to Drizzt. “Knew I’d find
have a strong sense of justice, and they are slow to forget wrongs they have suffered. A wrong done to one dwarf is a wrong done to the dwarf’s entire clan, so what begins as one dwarf’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
10. Dwarves’ Den Tankard. A large iron tankard sculpture has torn loose from the 30-foot-high ceiling and fallen onto a stone table in the middle of the room, cracking it in half. Toppled stools
surround the broken table.
Statues. Two 4-foot-tall statues of dwarves stand atop 2-foot-high blocks of stone at opposite ends of the room. The head of the southern statue has broken off and lies on the
Lizardfolk
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freshly grilled steak.
— Tordek, dwarf fighter and adventurer
Only a fool looks at the lizardfolk and sees nothing more than scaly humanoids. Their physical shape notwithstanding, lizardfolk
lizardfolk doesn’t share those feelings, but instead assesses them in the same clinical manner. Yes, the fallen dwarf might be most useful as a meal, but hacking the body into steaks provokes aggression
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
“Lighting and Plumbing” sidebar). 22a. Pantry This room smells like rotting fish and vinegar. Toppled stone shelves, smashed barrels, and broken casks fill this chamber. A thorough search yields ten
empty sacks and a drained wineskin that are salvageable. 22b. Larder Statue. This room is cold. Frost coats the walls and floors, becoming thicker around a life-size statue of a dwarf that stands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
been completely scavenged. Rebuilding Faith Shield dwarf priests have begun the long task of rebuilding, revitalizing, and restoring the Iron Tabernacle to its former glory. The area is vast, and its
halls are numerous and multileveled. The dwarf priests have restored many shrines and altars, and have cleared paths through the cracked and broken hallways to the Vault of Kings so that Bruenor can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Identical stone doors with iron pull-ring handles stand in the middle of the east, north, and west walls.
In the center of the room stands a life-sized and lifelike statue of a dwarf warrior wearing a
T7. Dwarf Statue This fifty-foot-square chamber is hewn out of rock. The floor is rough but flat, the walls show the chisel-marks of the original builders, and the ceiling is about ten feet high
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Tyr Shrine The shrine to Tyr, god of justice, was recently repaired and reopened by Vangol Kuskolt, a male dwarf priest who clanks about on an iron peg leg. Many of the town’s disputes are settled by
Kuskolt on the steps outside his shrine. For the worst crimes, the dwarf heats his peg leg over the fire and brands the offender on the chest before driving them from town.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
stone arches beneath a 30-foot-high domed ceiling.
Frescoes. Stone panels set into the walls bear frescoes and Dwarvish runes.
The frescoes chronicle the birth of Melair, a common shield dwarf
. Three objects are displayed on stone blocks in the middle of the room, each encased under glass. A fourth display has been plundered, its glass broken and its object stolen.
Three historical objects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
floor broke apart underfoot, the dwarf fell into the snapping iron jaws below. The false floor was never replaced, nor was the acolyte’s body removed. The spring-loaded iron jaws rusted and froze over
walls have rusted iron shower heads protruding from the ceiling. A rusty pull chain hangs near each shower head, and each alcove has drain holes in the floor. The showers draw cold water from an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
trap.
Scythe Trap If the dead dwarf is disturbed, the scythe blades shatter due to the built-up pressure from the gears hidden in the walls. Any creature within 5 feet of the broken trap must succeed
female dwarf has fallen prey to a scythe trap, her dead body pinned between the trap’s blades and the western wall. Halaster has placed a teleport trap (see “Teleport Traps”) just south of the scythe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
pillar is carved to look like a scowling dwarf with bulging muscles that supports the column’s upper third on its broad shoulders. Blue sapphires glitter in the dwarves’ eyes.
Double Door. The doors
-long, 20-foot-high curtain of black dragon scales hangs from an iron rod bolted to the west wall. (The scales have become brittle with age and are not valuable.)
Hanging Horn. Suspended from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
-high stone railings. Mounted to the fortress wall north of the door to area H8 is an iron bell with a short, rusty chain dangling from it. Ringing the bell wakes the dragon in area H20. The door to area H8 stands ajar, its crossbar broken. Damage to the door suggests it was forced open at some point.
H7. Stone Bridge, Iron Bell This solid stone bridge spans the 35-foot gap between the gatehouse and the main fortress, 50 feet above the trail that passes underneath it. The bridge is edged by 3-foot
Orc
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dwarfhold, the orcs will butcher any dwarf that stands against them, but it’s really all about the property—they would be just as happy if all the dwarves ran away.
Strength Respects
. These tenets vary from tribe to tribe, and are often based in events that the tribe has experienced. Here are a few examples:
If a dwarf or a human invokes its god upon dying, you must carry the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
about a half mile south of the Iron Tabernacle and several hundred feet below it, and can be reached by mine cart or on foot. It was said of old that the Iron Tabernacle was Gauntlgrym’s heart, the
Vault of Kings its mind, and the Great Forge its mighty hands. Here, on adamantine anvils blessed by Moradin’s priests, wonders were hammered from iron, mithral, silver, and steel. When Gauntlgrym thrived
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
3. Foyer Monsters. Two male fire giants (named Druvax and Zelzzarf) and seven hobgoblins are sorting through pieces of scrap iron on the floor and tossing them noisily into piles.
Statues. Two
shape spells to mutilate the statues, which once depicted proud dwarf warriors. The statue to the west has stony pseudopods sprouting from it, while the statue to the south appears half-melted. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
17. Lost Dwarven Horn Fog. The room is lightly obscured by fog.
Hooks and Horn. The walls are lined with small iron hooks upon which pictures were once hung. Hanging from a hook on the east wall is
male dwarf stripped of gear, with its breath weapon. As the dwarf shrivels and dies, an undead shadow rises from his corpse, and the vision ends. Treasure A character who studies the gem-encrusted gold
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
9. Basement The cellar is damp and smells like apples and vinegar. Bags of apples and sacks of potatoes line one wall. Three prisoners are chained along another wall: a dwarf with a chopped and
singed beard, and two humans—a man and a woman. The woman is wounded. Their chains are secured to iron rings, keeping them just out of reach of the food.
They are all shackled with iron chains and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
9. Basement The cellar is damp and smells like apples and vinegar. Bags of apples and sacks of potatoes line one wall. Three prisoners are chained along another wall: a dwarf with a chopped and
singed beard, and two humans — a man and a woman. The woman is wounded. Their chains are secured to iron rings, keeping them just out of reach of the food. They are all shackled with iron chains and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Greta Gorunn Chaotic Good Dwarf First Year (Lorehold)
Greta is often heard long before she is seen, as her raucous laughter echoes through the university’s halls. Enjoying a reputation as a golden
fervent member of the Strixhaven Iron-Lifters Society, she has already started to break long-held records in both powerlifting and weightlifting. When not training or competing (or occasionally studying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
rusty iron fixtures.
24b. Aviary A permanent silence spell suppresses all noise in this room. A successful dispel magic spell (DC 16) ends the effect. Hanging from rods mounted to the walls are a
dozen empty iron birdcages. Countless old feathers lie strewn across the dusty floor. 24c. Beast Cages This room contains six empty iron cages, each 5 feet on a side and secured with a rusty padlock. A
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Dwarf “Yer late, elf!” came the rough edge of a familiar voice. Bruenor Battlehammer walked up the back of his dead foe, disregarding the fact that the heavy monster lay on top of his elven friend
. In spite of the added discomfort, the dwarf’s long, pointed, often-broken nose and gray-streaked though still-fiery red beard came as a welcome sight to Drizzt. “Knew I’d find ye in trouble if I came
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Dwarf “Yer late, elf!” came the rough edge of a familiar voice. Bruenor Battlehammer walked up the back of his dead foe, disregarding the fact that the heavy monster lay on top of his elven friend
. In spite of the added discomfort, the dwarf’s long, pointed, often-broken nose and gray-streaked though still-fiery red beard came as a welcome sight to Drizzt. “Knew I’d find ye in trouble if I came
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, lashed to a tree by vines. (This explorer was captured by Batiri goblins, doused in honey, and left to be devoured by hungry insects.) 3 The crushed remains of an unarmored dwarf, showing signs that she
a half-elf, seemingly bludgeoned to death. (She was dropped from high altitude by pterafolk.) 6 The scattered bones of a dwarf, torn to pieces before being devoured. (A hunting pack of velociraptors
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
down as the characters explore. Ceilings Passages and chambers are 10 feet high unless otherwise indicated. Doors All doors are made of wood with iron handles, hinges, and built-in locks. Doors are
unlocked unless the text states otherwise. Glasstaff (area R12) and Nosk (area R9) each carry an iron key that locks and unlocks every door in the complex. A locked door can be picked with thieves
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. The iron collars can be broken with a successful DC 20 Strength check. The collars have 12 hit points. A character who fails a check to break a collar, break a set of manacles, or escape from a set of
Restraints All the drow’s prisoners, including the characters, wear iron slave collars along with manacles connected to iron belts by a short length of chain. This leaves the prisoners restrained
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, 1,590 sp, 480 gp, and the broken pieces of a wooden rocking chair. The other contains thirteen misshapen chunks of yellow quartz (50 gp each) and a rusty iron rowboat anchor that weighs 30 pounds
crisscross the cave with enough frequency to imply that their makers dwell nearby. A successful check also reveals three sets of dwarf-sized boot prints, allowing the tracker to follow the prints straight
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
smoke and the sound of clanging metal fill this smithy. Lit by the orange glow of a forge, a dark-haired dwarf pounds a molten ingot at an anvil behind a low wooden counter. Sparks fly with every
strike of her hammer.
The hard-working smith is Kalista.
Jane Katsubo Kalista
Dwarf Blacksmith
Stat Block: Commoner
The keep’s taciturn, hardworking smith prefers to let her hammer do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
in area 29b, they decided not to explore these rooms further. 29a. Gallery Broken statuary litters this dust-choked gallery. Examination of the stone fragments accompanied by a successful Wisdom
living creatures that enter.
Corpses. Lying on the dusty floor amid pieces of broken furniture are three dead drow, their bodies shriveled.
Fireplace. A massive fireplace dominates the east wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, though they’re unlocked at present. The building has various amenities (see the “Lighting and Plumbing”sidebar). Heaped around the building are broken swords, dented helms, and torn metal armor
plumbing connected to the underground river nearby. The gas lamps are turned on and off by stone switches on the walls near the doors. Iron faucets control the flow of hot and cold water through iron pipes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
bullywugs swim for the underwater exit in the southeast corner of the pool (see area 6). Bones of larger animals brought here by the bullywugs and fed to the frogs also litter the ground. Most disturbing of all are three sets of iron shackles anchored to the stone, with human, elf, dwarf, and halfling bones.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
bullywugs swim for the underwater exit in the southeast corner of the pool (see area 6). Bones of larger animals brought here by the bullywugs and fed to the frogs also litter the ground. Most disturbing of all are three sets of iron shackles anchored to the stone, with human, elf, dwarf, and halfling bones.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Thorvin uses the ruse of maintenance inspections to cover up secret meetings he holds with Harper spies in Skullport and elsewhere. Thorvin wears iron-rimmed spectacles and carries a large, heavy wrench
that doubles as a club. He also carries mason’s tools, smith’s tools, and thieves’ tools, and has proficiency with all three. Game Statistics Thorvin is a shield dwarf commoner, with these changes
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
stands in a section of wall that bears the image of a dwarf wizard wielding a staff. The staff is made of real iron and is partially embedded in the stone. An arcane lock has been cast on the secret
(Athletics) check. Touching an iron object to the iron staff in the fresco suppresses the arcane lock spell for 1 minute. 19b. Empty Barracks This room is empty.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
following as the characters approach the site: A small, neglected temple stands within a courtyard surrounded by an iron fence and containing only dead overgrowth and a dry fountain full of garbage. A
successful DC 12 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools or broken with a successful DC 18 Strength check. Characters who succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check also notice that the double door leading into the temple has a sliding peephole.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Deep Roots of War Take this message to your doddering fool of a god. His turn is coming, Laduguer willing.
— Duergar assassin Vozala Spikefist, before slaying
the dwarf king Umbrag
gold and iron lay just beyond where the clan had explored. The next strike of a pick, they said, could reveal wealth beyond imagining. This obsession took root and spread throughout the clan. Soon, all






